| What’s the earliest you’ve left a football match, and why? 20:53 - May 17 with 3445 views | Chris_ITFC |
West Ham fans off after 20 minutes. Sure, beat the traffic on a Sunday night (fck Sky TV), but that’s a long way to go for 20 minutes! |  |
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| What’s the earliest you’ve left a football match, and why? on 20:57 - May 17 with 2312 views | PrideOfTheEast |
Left very early in our game up at St James when they scored in the first minute or whatever. TBH didn’t want to go the game as we were having a laugh in the pub etc so it was a quick, collective decision to head back down the stairs!
Bolton in our PL relegation season left at HT when we were (I think) 4-0 down. |  | | |
| What’s the earliest you’ve left a football match, and why? on 20:59 - May 17 with 2285 views | pingu67 |
After about 42 mins against forest at home, it had gone 3 0 and it was a mates stag do so headed back early | | | |
| What’s the earliest you’ve left a football match, and why? on 21:05 - May 17 with 2250 views | ClareBlue |
51 years watching town and never left before final whistle. 21 years watching my other passion of Clare hurling and never left before the final whistle. We got absolutely hammered at home 2 weeks ago in Ennis and no home fans left. Last night we beat the All Ireland champions on their home ground and all their fans pissed off before the end. The connection and support when things were going bad in Ennis was mentioned by our manager. Stay to the end and support your club. Also, people leaving us very distracting for us still wanting to watch.
You are not permitted to do it at the Opera, so why should you at a football match  | | | |
| What’s the earliest you’ve left a football match, and why? on 21:08 - May 17 with 2222 views | J2BLUE |
I hate the modern trend of leaving as early as possible. It's pathetic. Even more so when Man City were 3-1 down to Everton and people started to leave only to run back when they got a goal back.
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| What’s the earliest you’ve left a football match, and why? on 21:13 - May 17 with 2190 views | SE1blue |
| What’s the earliest you’ve left a football match, and why? on 21:05 - May 17 by ClareBlue |
51 years watching town and never left before final whistle. 21 years watching my other passion of Clare hurling and never left before the final whistle. We got absolutely hammered at home 2 weeks ago in Ennis and no home fans left. Last night we beat the All Ireland champions on their home ground and all their fans pissed off before the end. The connection and support when things were going bad in Ennis was mentioned by our manager. Stay to the end and support your club. Also, people leaving us very distracting for us still wanting to watch.
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I left Madame Butterfly early.
Once Cio-Cio-San’s husband leaves her with her kid and a new lover, the moment she committed suicide I knew there was no coming back from that. |  |
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| What’s the earliest you’ve left a football match, and why? on 21:14 - May 17 with 2194 views | gainsboroughblue |
I was in the pub by half-time at Peterborough (1-7) and a game v WBA (1-5) some time in the mid 2000's.
Not sure if it counts but I spent the cup game v Chesterfield in the legends bar from about 10 mins onwards as it was absolutely fecking freezing. |  |
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| What’s the earliest you’ve left a football match, and why? on 21:19 - May 17 with 2165 views | TRUE_BLUE123 |
That Peterborough home game when we lost 4-1 under Lambert. Left at 2-0 after about 30 minutes. |  |
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| What’s the earliest you’ve left a football match, and why? on 21:23 - May 17 with 2146 views | MattinLondon |
I’ve never left the ground early but a few matches under Mick I’ve stayed in the concourse for the majority of the second half. |  | | |
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| What’s the earliest you’ve left a football match, and why? on 21:23 - May 17 with 2131 views | SitfcB |
4-1 loss to Peterborough at home 75th min.
4-0 loss at Elland Road 75th min. |  |
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| What’s the earliest you’ve left a football match, and why? on 21:24 - May 17 with 2130 views | DarkBrandon |
I think I’ve left at half time three times.
Once because my son was cold and hated the game (so we missed a stunning end to the game) and twice because we were just crap. Once at home to Norwich and once away to Chelsea in the Cup.
The Chelsea game in particular was a marker in me falling out of love with football (for a while). I didn’t like the clean upgrades they’d done to Stamford Bridge. It just felt like an airport. I thought “do I really want to come and see us at grounds like this”. |  | | |
| What’s the earliest you’ve left a football match, and why? on 21:25 - May 17 with 2104 views | FrimleyBlue |
Don't know if it counts, and i can't remember who we were playing, but once it was so cold me and my dad left after 5 minutes and watched the game in the legends bar instead |  |
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| What’s the earliest you’ve left a football match, and why? on 21:25 - May 17 with 2109 views | SitfcB |
| What’s the earliest you’ve left a football match, and why? on 21:08 - May 17 by J2BLUE |
I hate the modern trend of leaving as early as possible. It's pathetic. Even more so when Man City were 3-1 down to Everton and people started to leave only to run back when they got a goal back.
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The absolute best one was West Ham v Leeds in the FA Cup earlier this season. | |
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| What’s the earliest you’ve left a football match, and why? on 21:44 - May 17 with 2015 views | ClareBlue |
| What’s the earliest you’ve left a football match, and why? on 21:13 - May 17 by SE1blue |
I left Madame Butterfly early.
Once Cio-Cio-San’s husband leaves her with her kid and a new lover, the moment she committed suicide I knew there was no coming back from that. |
But I stayed because I had faith in Kate to do the right thing. | | | |
| What’s the earliest you’ve left a football match, and why? on 21:47 - May 17 with 2013 views | Illinoisblue |
Early 2000s, spanked 1-5 at home by Wimbledon. Left midway through second half. Got drunk. |  |
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| What’s the earliest you’ve left a football match, and why? on 22:12 - May 17 with 1932 views | farkenhell |
| What’s the earliest you’ve left a football match, and why? on 21:47 - May 17 by Illinoisblue |
Early 2000s, spanked 1-5 at home by Wimbledon. Left midway through second half. Got drunk. |
Wasn't that the last game of that season? No pitch invasion that day! | | | |
| What’s the earliest you’ve left a football match, and why? on 22:20 - May 17 with 1897 views | SitfcB |
| What’s the earliest you’ve left a football match, and why? on 21:47 - May 17 by Illinoisblue |
Early 2000s, spanked 1-5 at home by Wimbledon. Left midway through second half. Got drunk. |
I was at that one, I was only 10 at the time though.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/h [Post edited 17 May 22:21]
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| What’s the earliest you’ve left a football match, and why? on 22:22 - May 17 with 1877 views | ITFC_Forever |
Left after about an hour during a home defeat to Doncaster in L1, the game Billy Sharp got a round of applause after scoring.
It was pre-planned though and not because we were losing, I knew beforehand I needed to leave at a certain time as I had somewhere to be. |  |
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| What’s the earliest you’ve left a football match, and why? on 22:31 - May 17 with 1833 views | hoppy |
| What’s the earliest you’ve left a football match, and why? on 21:13 - May 17 by SE1blue |
I left Madame Butterfly early.
Once Cio-Cio-San’s husband leaves her with her kid and a new lover, the moment she committed suicide I knew there was no coming back from that. |
Spoiler alert |  |
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| What’s the earliest you’ve left a football match, and why? on 22:37 - May 17 with 1816 views | Churchman |
Ipswich v Nottingham Forest under McCarthy. We were truly awful. Set up to defend that point from minute one. Played off the pitch utterly and completely and 2-0 down. It was November I think. I was cold and miserable. In his late 80s my dad was even colder, more miserable and didn’t feel great. So we fled at half time. And rightly so.
We’d sat doggedly to the end v Stockport with the other 9k, Norwich 5-1 hiding, you name it. But that was just too much. [Post edited 17 May 22:40]
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| What’s the earliest you’ve left a football match, and why? on 22:39 - May 17 with 1805 views | Chris_ITFC |
| What’s the earliest you’ve left a football match, and why? on 21:23 - May 17 by SitfcB |
4-1 loss to Peterborough at home 75th min.
4-0 loss at Elland Road 75th min. |
Wasn’t there some big game (maybe on TV this season) where fans were stopped re-entering? Might even be the one you’ve just said. Too tired to remember!  | |
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| What’s the earliest you’ve left a football match, and why? on 22:40 - May 17 with 1797 views | Chris_ITFC |
| What’s the earliest you’ve left a football match, and why? on 21:25 - May 17 by SitfcB |
The absolute best one was West Ham v Leeds in the FA Cup earlier this season. |
… Yes, it was. So tired I even replied to the wrong post.
My initial Google search thought I was talking about computer fans… | |
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| What’s the earliest you’ve left a football match, and why? on 22:43 - May 17 with 1784 views | ClareBlue |
Stay through the pain and the wins are more sweet.
That's what the entitled elite don't understand. That's why winning the FA Cup means nothing to them because they have never experienced the pain. | | | |
| What’s the earliest you’ve left a football match, and why? on 22:54 - May 17 with 1753 views | lowhouseblue |
i'm certain, along time ago before added time was invented, games finished at 90 minutes. which is my answer. |  |
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| What’s the earliest you’ve left a football match, and why? on 22:59 - May 17 with 1739 views | Whos_blue |
| What’s the earliest you’ve left a football match, and why? on 21:47 - May 17 by Illinoisblue |
Early 2000s, spanked 1-5 at home by Wimbledon. Left midway through second half. Got drunk. |
This is the only game I've ever left before the final whistle.
I think the 5th went in around the 85th minute.
That was me done. |  |
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| What’s the earliest you’ve left a football match, and why? on 23:08 - May 17 with 1708 views | Illinoisblue |
| What’s the earliest you’ve left a football match, and why? on 22:12 - May 17 by farkenhell |
Wasn't that the last game of that season? No pitch invasion that day! |
It was, yes. I think the dying days of the Royle era although I could be wrong. | |
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